When Zheng Wei's voice first reached Shen Xiaoyan, she was filled with joy.
Having not seen him for a long time, hearing his voice daily was a blessing to Shen Xiaoyan.
But who knew that as he spoke, Zheng Wei would mention that Ruan Ruan was sick, and had cried all night.
Shen Xiaoyan's heart ached instantly, and she felt like crying.
However, she couldn't even feel her own body now, and didn't know if she was crying or not.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Wei returned, this time telling her more detailed about Ruan Ruan's condition last night. This completely unsettled Shen Xiaoyan's heart, which had been somewhat stable.
Ruan Ruan had grown up in her hands. Thanks to the immortal spring water, the children had always been very healthy.
But it had only been a few days since she had an accident? Ruan Ruan was actually sick, and so seriously ill.
This made Shen Xiaoyan, who loved children as her life, feel as if her entire world had collapsed.
After Shen Xiaoyan calmed her emotions, she began to think about what she should do.
After thinking for a long time, she had no idea.
What was this damned soul restoration? What the hell was it? She had no idea how to do it.
"Xiao Rongrong, Xiao Rongrong, Xiao Rongrong~"
"Xiao Rongrong, hurry up and come out, Xiao Rongrong~"
"I'm out, what are you calling for?"
Still a childish voice, but with impatience.
Shen Xiaoyan could overlook his tone, but he was so slow. He only came out after she had called for so long. It seemed he was also dissatisfied with her. If that was the case, then she didn't want him anymore.
"Since you are not satisfied with me, and I am not satisfied with you, hurry up and find your Yue Hua, or call your Yue Hua. No matter what you choose, you must make Yue Hua let me out."
In her haste, Shen Xiaoyan spoke extremely fast, like a machine gun firing. She finished in no time.
Xiao Rongrong, who was listening to Shen Xiaoyan, was completely stunned when he heard the end.
What was going on?
Why was she telling him to leave?
Why was she telling him to find Yue Hua?
If he could stay with Yue Hua, did she think he would be willing to change owners?
Xiao Rongrong was also very unhappy, but he had heard what she said earlier and knew that Shen Xiaoyan must be extremely anxious at the moment. So, he suppressed his displeasure and patiently persuaded her, "You can't leave now. If you want to leave, you can only quickly complete the soul..."
"I tell you, I don't want to!"
Shen Xiaoyan quickly interrupted Xiao Rongrong. Then she realized her tone was not good and softened it, saying, "Yue Hua did not discuss this with me, and I am not willing. I just want to go out and take care of my child. She is sick, she needs me."
Shen Xiaoyan spoke very resolutely, determined not to give up until she achieved her goal.
But Xiao Rongrong said indifferently, "You don't need to worry about Ruan Ruan's condition. There is a doctor, and Zheng Wei is watching over her day and night. What else do you have to worry about?"
Shen Xiaoyan gave a bitter smile and said, "You are not a mother, so you naturally don't understand. No matter how well others take care of her, it's not as good as me watching her by her side."
After Shen Xiaoyan finished speaking, Xiao Rongrong was speechless.
Although he had lived for many, many years, his age could not be calculated like that of humans. Therefore, let alone having children, he himself was still a child.
He couldn't understand Shen Xiaoyan's feelings, but he could roughly grasp them.
Having lived for a long time, he had seen a lot.
But even so, this was not a reason for him to tell Shen Xiaoyan to leave.
Since she was willing to talk about it, and he truly didn't have the ability to do it, Shen Xiaoyan still couldn't leave.
Rather than giving her hope and then disappointing her, it was better to tell her directly.
Having made up his mind, Xiao Rongrong straightened his attitude and said seriously, "You can't leave. Unless you complete the soul restoration."
Hearing this, Shen Xiaoyan really wanted to curse. It took a great deal of self-control to hold back.
"I must go out!" Shen Xiaoyan's attitude was firm.
"Okay, you finish the soul restoration first," Xiao Rongrong said gently.
After they had a few rounds of such conversation, Shen Xiaoyan lost interest.
She couldn't see or touch anything, and could only hear Xiao Rongrong's movements. She didn't know where he was at all.
Since speaking more harsh words was useless, she still couldn't get out.
Shen Xiaoyan simply closed her mouth and began to think seriously.
Xiao Rongrong waited for a long time, but didn't hear a word from Shen Xiaoyan. He tentatively called out Shen Xiaoyan's name, but received no response. He knew Shen Xiaoyan would not pay attention to him anymore.
With a sigh, Xiao Rongrong also hid.
The space returned to silence, with even the sound of breathing gone. It was as if it had become a vacuum, without any sound.
Outside the space, Zheng Wei had been talking non-stop. At first, he saw Shen Xiaoyan shedding tears, but later she showed no reaction at all.
No matter what he said, whether it was about Ruan Ruan, the other two children, or himself, or Yue Qingxin and the others, and even some gossip, he told her everything. But the person on the bed still showed no reaction.
Zheng Wei's mouth was dry from talking, and he finally stopped.
He gave a wry smile, mocking his own persistence.
Even so, Shen Xiaoyan's reaction today was an unexpected joy. From now on, he would come and talk to Shen Xiaoyan every day.
Although the effect was minimal, Shen Xiaoyan could still hear something.
Perhaps one day, she would hear something and suddenly sit up.
Zheng Wei shook his head with a bitter smile, thinking he was truly obsessed.
After such a long time, the hot water had long since turned cold. Zheng Wei stood up, took the basin, and went out of the bedroom and the main room. He asked a little maid to change the hot water, and then carried the water back into the room.
He wiped Shen Xiaoyan's face and hands, and talked to her for a while. Seeing that it was time for breakfast, Zheng Wei got up, carried the water out.
In the courtyard, several maids were busy running back and forth.
Zheng Wei first went to the east wing to take a look. The three children had already woken up and were eating porridge.
Of course, the wet nurse was feeding them; they couldn't eat by themselves yet.
Yue Qingxin and Sima Han sat aside watching, occasionally praising the three children.
Zheng Wei saw the fatigue on their faces and the bloodshot eyes, and knew that they must not have slept all night.
"You haven't slept all night either? I just went to the west wing to see Ruan Ruan, and He Fang said you went back to rest. Why didn't you sleep more?" Sima Han stood up and walked to Zheng Wei's side, saying.
Zheng Wei listened and gave a wry smile, "You try sleeping and let me see."
Sima Han smiled and said no more.
After watching the three children finish their breakfast, Zheng Wei played with them for a while, then went alone to the west wing.
In the west wing, they were preparing to give Ruan Ruan medicine.
As Zheng Wei approached the door, he heard Ruan Ruan's miserable cries from inside, and his steps instantly halted.
Thinking of Ruan Ruan's pained expression when she took medicine the day before, Zheng Wei still felt unbearable pain in his heart.
After thinking for a moment, Zheng Wei still didn't open the door to go in.
Since he couldn't bear to feed Ruan Ruan the medicine himself, he preferred not to watch her suffer.
Zheng Wei also secretly made up his mind that this kind of life would not last long.
Zheng Wei waited by the door for about fifteen minutes, and the crying inside finally stopped, although he could still hear Ruan Ruan's sobs.
Zheng Wei took a deep breath and then walked into the room.
Inside the room, Huo Fen and the wet nurse both breathed a sigh of relief.
It was really not easy to feed the young lady the medicine.
They also knew that the medicine was too bitter. Even for adults, it was extremely bitter, let alone for such a young child.
However, good medicine tastes bitter. If the medicine is not taken, the illness will not get better.
Master Zheng felt sorry for the child and couldn't feed her himself. As his subordinates, they could only do their best.
Both of them were almost drenched at the moment, but being able to get the young lady to take the medicine was the greatest comfort.
The two looked at each other and smiled, then heard the sound of the door opening.
Turning their heads, they saw Zheng Wei walking in from outside.
The two quickly stood up and bowed to Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei, however, waved his hand and took Ruan Ruan from Huo Fen's arms.
Ruan Ruan, who had been whimpering aggrievedly, suddenly burst into tears when she saw Zheng Wei.
This sudden loud cry startled not only Zheng Wei, but also Huo Fen and the wet nurse.
"What's wrong? She was fine just now?"
The wet nurse said this, her expression becoming a little flustered, afraid that Zheng Wei would blame her.
There had been many troubles lately, and none of them were good. The wet nurse knew that Zheng Wei's mood must be bad, so she tried her best in everything she did, fearing that Zheng Wei would scold her.
Now, Ruan Ruan was crying so miserably in front of Zheng Wei. If someone didn't know, they would think she had abused the young lady.
The wet nurse felt a bitterness spreading in her mouth. Heaven knew she was truly wronged.
But the wet nurse's worries were in vain. Zheng Wei did not scold her at all. He simply asked Huo Fen to take the wet nurse out.
Seeing that Zheng Wei did not scold her, the wet nurse's heart instantly relaxed. This was truly wonderful.
The two quickly walked out of the room and carefully closed the door from the outside, and then Zheng Wei heard their footsteps gradually fading away.
Looking down at Ruan Ruan, who was lying obediently in his arms, Zheng Wei's face was full of heartache.
He played with Ruan Ruan for a while longer, fed her some porridge, and after coaxing her to sleep, he instructed Huo Fen and the wet nurse to watch Ruan Ruan carefully. He then left the west wing to find Yi Zhixie and Sima Han.
However, when he entered the east wing, he did not see the two of them.
He learned from Namuchong and Yue Qingxin that someone from the palace had arrived, and both of them had gone to the front courtyard.
Zheng Wei's lips curled, revealing a somewhat cunning smile.
Under the confused gazes of Namuchong and Yue Qingxin, Zheng Wei walked briskly out of the east wing, out of the courtyard, and towards the front courtyard.
On the way to the front courtyard, Zheng Wei's eyes kept scanning the surrounding scenery.
Today was the first day of the Lunar New Year, a day that should have been lively and festive everywhere, but because someone was sleeping and someone was sick, it had become somewhat gloomy.
Although he sighed helplessly in his heart, Zheng Wei's steps did not slow down at all.
Before long, he arrived at the front courtyard.
There were quite a few people in the front courtyard. Huo Si was leading the household staff to greet and send off guests.
Zheng Wei was not surprised by this. The reason so many people came to send gifts today was twofold.
First, it was due to the status of Yi Zhixie and Sima Han. Regardless of what happened in the future, since they had returned to the imperial capital now, it was only natural to send gifts and greet them.
Second, it was naturally because of what happened last night. Although no one knew what Zheng Wei, Yi Zhixie, and Sima Hao discussed afterwards, the three of them talked for a long time, which could not be hidden.
Do not underestimate the fact that they were talking together; to those with intentions, this was a very significant matter.
What happened to Sima Zhu last night was definitely not without Sima Hao's involvement.
However, after plotting against Sima Zhu, he talked with Sima Han for a long time. If anyone said there was no trickery involved, no one would believe it.
Therefore, even if there was the slightest possibility, people could not let such an opportunity slip away quietly, so coming to send gifts was unavoidable.
Looking at the orderly reception and sending off of guests, Zheng Wei nodded inwardly.